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Indian judge (1914–2014)

Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Iyer Krishna Iyer (15 November 1914 – 4 December 2014) was an Indian judge^[1] who became a pioneer of judicial activism.

He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country.

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Authored by Justice VR Krishna Iyer, the judgment is pure art.

Title: Up Till Now - An Autobiography | Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer | Universal Lexus Nexus Publications ; Edition, ; Author: Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer.

This book is a prospective analysis of the progressive pronouncements of Justice V R Krishna Iyer and his extra-judicial writings.

Justice Krishna Iyer's experience—a former politician, legislator, administrator, one-time minister, judge of the High Court of Kerala, member.

Before that, he was a state minister and politician.

As an activist lawyer, he served jail terms for the cause of his poor and underprivileged clients.^[2][3] He was seen as an ardent human-rights activist.^[4] In addition, he campaigned for social justice and the environment.^[5] A sports enthusiast and a prolific author,^[6] he was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999.

His judgements continue to be cited in the higher judiciary.

Early life and education

Krishna Iyer was born in a Tamil Brahmin family^[7] on 15 November 1914 in Vaidyanathapuram village in Palakkad, which was the part of the then Malabar region of the then Madras State, to a lawyer father, n